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HR 2939 116th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airports Sales and excise taxes State and local taxation

State and Local General Sales Tax Protection Act

Introduced: May 23, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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May 23, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
May 23, 2019
Introduced in House
May 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

State and Local General Sales Tax Protection Act

This bill restricts the source of revenue for airport spending to local fuel excise taxes. (Under current Federal Aviation Administration policy, state and local governments must also use general sales taxes collected on aviation fuel for airport spending.)

What's happening now May 23, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
LEWIS, JOHN
· Jun 5, 2019
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 24, 2019
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · May 23, 2019
 D
Garamendi, John
California · May 23, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 23, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2939: State and Local General Sales Tax Protection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2939/
MLA
"H.R. 2939: State and Local General Sales Tax Protection Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2939/.
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H.R. 2939, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2939/.
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[H.R. 2939: State and Local General Sales Tax Protection Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2939/)
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